THE TARNATION OF RUSSELL COLVIN to Play Franklin Stage Company

This intriguing and inventive solo play tells the true story of an eccentric Vermonter of 1810 and the sensational trial that occurred after his murder; and features a virtuosic turn from FSC Artistic Associate Wadsworth as a motley medley of characters, a number of whom provide strikingly contrasting versions of reality as the plot twists and turns, defying expectation. Told Rashomon-style by different narrators, this riveting play challenges the audience to question the very nature of storytelling.

In 2014, Wadsworth presented the first public reading of an early draft of The Tarnation of Russell Colvin to a rapt audience of 200, and FSC is thrilled to present the full production as a final salute to its 20th season.

In 2014, Wadsworth delighted FSC audiences with his portrayal of the title role in Molière's Tartuffe. Other FSC credits memorably include the Five Days, Five Plays Rehearsed Readings festival in 2012, the dual roles of Menelaus and his own wife Helen of Troy in Euripides' Orestes in 2003, and Dog in the Manger in1999. For FSC, Kirk Jackson directed Tartuffe and popular rehearsed readings of Jane, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and The Night of the Iguana.

Performances of The Tarnation of Russell Colvin are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 5 and last about one hour. As always at FSC, admission is free (donations gratefully accepted) and reservations are recommended. Call 607-829-3700, or for reservations, details about FSC, Chapel Hall and the 20th season, visit franklinstagecompany.org.

FSC is located in Chapel Hall at 25 Institute Street in Franklin, opposite Franklin Central School.

Pictured: Oliver Wadsworth & Carmela Marner in Tartuffe at FSC, 2014. Photo by Jade Goodrich.